Newcastle based electronic act Border Scout are hoping their new album will help them stand out from the crowd.

Brothers Sam and Dan Burt have been making music together since they were young and have been involved in various music projects over the years.

Sam said: “Border Scout started about three or four years ago when we started working on another project but initially we didn’t have plans to release an album. We just started experimenting and working on new material and as the tracks grew we decided to record an album.

“At first it was very experimental as we tried out different styles but then things began to happen naturally and we realised that we needed to stay true to ourselves, so focused on the music we loved.”

The duo began creating their album, Nature of Things, in self-imposed isolation and have worked hard to develop their cinematronica sound. Sam and Dan combine their love of orchestral scoring, intimate programming, live instruments and heavy sampled beats, as well as drawing inspiration from their explorations into wild landscapes and the constant search for something more.

Described as part soundtrack, part concept album, part cathartic redemption, The Nature Of Things, is the culmination of a worldwide journey for two lost souls, swimming in a fish bowl.

Sam said: “We are an electronic act and I would describe our music as organic - a combination of electronic and cinematronic as we are very inspired by soundtracks and cinematic themes. On our longer tracks there is definitely a combination of both elements.

“We work collaboratively and have a 50/50 split when it comes to writing, recording and producing our tracks.

“We each tend to get ideas and start working on different tracks and then when we get fed up with them we pass them onto each other. Our writing process hasn’t changed over the years we come up with the music first and then work on the lyrics.

“We’re both multi-instrumentalists but I tend to do the programming and synths, whereas Dan plays live drums and does about 90% of the string orchestral arrangements. But there is some cross over.”

Sam also sings on a couple of tracks and does backing vocals others but the band also chose to use Austin based vocalist Stoney on the album as felt his voice was more suited to the tracks. Stoney sings on the album’s first track, Hold Your Fire, and their debut single, Let’s Pretend We’re Dead, which was released on September 18.

Borde Scout also worked with New Yorker Allen Farmelo (The Cinematic Orchestra, Mikael Jorgensen - Wilco) as Production Guide and mixing/mastering engineer, and Canadian based director Nick Light to oversee all moving visual aspects of the project. The duo are hoping to make a name for themselves in the North East and want to get their music out to a wider audience, but don’t feel they belong to the local music scene.

Sam said: “The North East music scene is quite band orientated especially with indie and rock bands and we’re not really involved in that type of music so don’t feel part of that scene. We are outside the scene doing our own thing, as we don’t want our music to be representative of a certain region we just want to put it out there.”

Border Scout release 10-track debut album, The Nature Of Things, on October 30 through Border Scout Recordings. Fans will be able to download the album on iTunes, Apple Music and Amazon and it will also be on popular streaming sites such as Spotify and Soundcloud.